Flag or signal.



I Beit known' that I,

GEORGE WDALLIMORE, 0F POCATELLO; IDAHO.

l FLAG ORSIGNL.

To dill whom itnuiy concern; s

GEORGE W. yDALLIMomn a 'citizen ofthe UnitedStates,-'-and a resi,-

dent of Pocatello, inthe countyl of=Bannock and State of. Idaho," haveinvented a-'new and 'Improved Flag or'Signal, of which the following-is'a full, clear,l and exact description. x Y

This-inventionrelates to flags tor signals railways. The object oftheinvention -is` to produce a flag-,having a pole 'oristail' within whichthe'curtain or body of the flag' may..bere ceived =Whenthe signal 1- isnotv being displayed, and further, to provide a simple constructionenabling the iiag to lie-extended orA withdrawn from view. The lnventlonconsists' 1n the 'construction and combinationY of parts to bemore fullydescribed hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to ing drawings, iication, in which sunilar characters ofref erence indicate corresponding parts inall be had to the accompanytheviews, in whichthe stai Figurel shows the pole or shaft of the devicesubstantially in longitudinal section,'

the flag or curtain being represented as broken away; Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the lineV 2-2 of Fig. 1, upon an enlarged scale; and Fig. 3is a cross section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1', also upon an enlargedscale, showing the curtain wrapped upon the spindle or staff.

Referring moreparticularly to the parts', 1 represents the pole Vorflag-staff. This pole is provided with a centrally-disposed bore 2, theouter portion of which is lined with a sheath or sleeve 3 of sheet metalor similar The bore at the endo the pole or staff is closed by a plug orcap 4, as shown. The inner portion of the pole or staff 1s provided witha reduced bore 5, which is a continuation material.

at this point is provided with a longitudinal slot 6, which passesthrough to the bore 5, as dshown in Fig. 2.

Rotatably mounted in the stall", there is provided a spindle 7, the bodyof which 1s 1n the form of a stick or small stad" mounted centrally inthe bore 2. In order to support this spindle, the outer end thereof 1sformed into a gudgeon 8, which is rotatably mounted in the -cap 4. Inthe inner end of the stick A7 a neck 9 is attached, the said neck beingSpecification of Letters Tatent. Application med September 1155-1908.SerialfNa geth the neck 9.-has J its Iprovided"with a lbutton 13, havinglarged head and a-reduced shank 14,'fwhich --shank passesthroughfthef-slot (ij-,ias Shownin ."Fig.v 2. iThe *head- 13lisof-lozenge shape,`

forming a part of this speci-` of the bore 2. The upper side of formedpreferably of two wires twisted to-v 'er'asvshown One ofthe wiresforming end rotatably. mountedfin a socket 10, vformed at the innerendof the the borel 5, .I

receive the-,wires 'of the neck 9. v his nut is andlit v-isrecessed intothe outer v,surface of the staff; that is, the stad is, providedwith a--longitudinal groove or channel v 1.5, ,which lits theunder side-fof thebutton-,as'indi-` cated.

-KAs findi'cated 1in Fig.- 3, f the bore- 2,-with its sheath 3, forms abarrel in which the Hag properhor curtainA 16, is received, the saidflag being' wrapped upon the stick 7, to which it is attached by staplesor similar fastening devices 17. This barrel is provided wlth alongitudinal slit 18,` which is lined by extensions or lips '19, formedon the sleeve 2. This slit one side rom'the axis of the stati', as shownin Fig. 3. Through the slit the iag 16 extends. '.From thisconstruction, it will be evident that if the nut 11 is slidlongitudinally of the staff, it willoperate to rotate the neck 9,' andthe stick 7, which is rigid therewith. In this way, the curtain 16 maybe drawn into the barrel, or barrel, as indicated in Fig. 1. The barrelevidently constitutes a protection for the curtain or iag 16 so that itwill not become soiled quickly, and in this way it will preserve itsoriginal color. It will be evident that different spindles, carryingflags of different colors may be v used with one stad, and they may bereadily substituted for each other; or, on the other hand, it will bereadily observed that Worn out iags may be replaced by simply removingthe spindle, cap and staples.

The neck constitutes a rudimentary screw of high pitch, which can bereadily formed without special tools, but it operates efectively torotate the stick when the nut is moved. The slit 18 is quite narrow, sothat the lips 19 lie very near each other and exert a small degree oftension on the flag or curtain 16 as it is being extended or rolled up.This is very desirable, as it tends to keep' Patenteuoet. 26, 1909.'.

18 is disposed slightly to it may be extended from the tial continuationof the curved surface of the staff, as indicated in Fig.`2. In this waythe button does not project to any great extent beyond the stati', andhence it is not likely to be in the way.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent l. A Hag or signal,having a stati with a bore therein,a spindle rotatably mounted in said bore, a curtain -attached to saidspindle, said stati having a slit through which said curtain may be.extended, said spindle having a neck in the form of mentary screw, a nutreceiving said and means fonguiding said nut to slide longitudinally ofsaid staff to rotate said spindle. f

2. A flag o signal, having a staff with a longitudinal-me therein, aspindle rotatably mounted Within said bore,

having a neck forming a rudimentary screw,

said staff a rudineck l l having a slot opposite said neck, a nutengaging i having a lshank passing through said slot and engaging saidnut, said button having an enlarged head, said staif having a groovereceiving saidheadfand a curtain attached to said spindle, said staffhaving a slit through Which said curtain may be eX-.

i tend-ed.

3. A flag or signal, having a staff with a bore therein, a sleeve ofsheet metal form- I ing a lining for said bore, said stati having alongitudinal slitttherein, said sleeve having lips extending into saidslit, and a curtainl mounted lwithin said bore and adapted to beextended througlrsaid slit, said lipsbeing disposed close together,exerted on said curtain, or in being Withdrawn.

In testimony whereof I have signed my i name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.,

GEORGE W. DALLiMoRE.

wheizby tension is in being extended said rudimentary screw,I a button'

